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The World’s First “‘Marschitect’ Is Laying the Groundwork for Architecture in Space

With private companies setting their sights on other worlds, space architecture is a growing industry.
Vas Panagiotopoulos
Aug 11, 2016 3 min read

Comic: A Factory in a Petri Dish

If and when humans move to Mars, some of our most important machines will not be robotic–they'll be biological.
Daniel Locke
Aug 4, 2016 9 sec read

From Space, Artists See the World Differently

Art and space are natural bedfellows.
Gillian Rhodes
Aug 3, 2016 3 min read

Humans in Space: A Reading List

What to read if you want a crash course on human exploration of the heavens.
How We Get To Next
Aug 2, 2016 4 min read

Flotation Tanks: The Weight Room for Your Mind

But for the man who invented the flotation tank, it was supposed to be something else altogether: a way to open...
Danny McAteer
Jul 31, 2016 8 min read

For Refugees, Soccer Helps Pass an Eternity in Limbo

For refugees without anchors in their new societies, or who are fleeing broken families and societies, the soccer field offers a...
Sabrina Toppa
Jul 28, 2016 10 min read

At Play on the Field of Ghosts

In the stands, legions of robot fans look on. Articulated limbs raise LED placards in unison at appropriate moments, their faceplates...
James Bridle
Jul 28, 2016 11 min read

How to Save the Olympics

In the end, what could save big sporting events is not a focus on sustainability, or even technology, but a change...
Simon Copland
Jul 26, 2016 5 min read

The Man Who Would Sell You Mars

Space is largely unregulated–and one man thinks he's worked out how to claim Mars before anyone else.
Simon Parkin
Jul 26, 2016 7 min read

Is the SoulCycle Instructor Preaching for Your Spirit, or Your Wallet?

On group fitness, and the exchange of capital for quasi-spirituality.
Hannah Harris Green
Jul 25, 2016 6 min read
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